The Battered Woman and Shelters
Download or Read eBook The Battered Woman and Shelters PDF written by Donileen R. Loseke and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1992-02-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Donileen R. Loseke |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1992-02-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781438411293 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1438411294 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Battered Woman and Shelters by : Donileen R. Loseke
Book excerpt: Arguing that we commonly understand "wife abuse" and the "battered woman" in terms of standardized images of problems and people, the author explores how these images inform and shape social services for women who have been assaulted. Using ethnographic data of shelter work from the perspective of workers, she shows how these standardized images affect organizational structure and how front-line workers make sense of their interventions into clients' lives.
